1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, Killed in Action November 1914

The start of November saw the Battalion in reserve 1½ miles south of Danoutre. On the 4th Captain J A Busfield took over the command of the Battalion from Lieutenant. T L Frost, who took over duties of Adjutant. Captain G P Pollock-Hodsoll, 3/Suffolk Regiment was attached for duty.

The following day the Battalion marched into Ypres and then a further 4 miles south-east along the Menin Road to relieve the 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment. The men of the 1st Battalion now occupied 350 yards of trenches just south of the 6 kilometre marker on the road.

Wilfred WRIGHT
Rank:	Private 10401
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	4 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Kelsall, Chester, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	PORTE-DE-PARIS CEMETERY, CAMBRAI
Grave Number:	I. A. 40

Despite being decimated twice already, at Audregnies and La Bassée, the Battalion had received no reinforcements since Voilaines, and in their new position was under constant, heavy bombardment from an enemy that turned out to be five times larger than itself; the difference in artillery was even greater.

One survivor from the original Battalion who embarked on the S.S. Massilia was 7948 Quartermaster-Sergeant Downs, ("B" Company).

During one German onslaught which forced a gap in the trenches to the left of the 1st Cheshires, Downs and his machine gunners strove to prevent the enemy from pouring through, but one by one the men were struck down by shellfire and finally Downs was left alone.

He then worked his gun with extraordinary skill and determination, maintaining so hot a fire on the advancing masses that they broke and gave time for British reinforcements to come up. For this action Downs was awarded the D.C.M.

The Battalion was now involved in what became officially known as the First Battle of Ypres.

This was by now the third stage:

The Battle of Langemarck - 21st - 24th October 1914

The Battle of Gheluvelt - 29th - 31st October 1914

The Battle of Nonne Bosschen - 11th November 1914

However, for the Battalion the days leading up to the 11th proved more damaging. Captain Pollock-Holsoll and 2nd Lieutenant Anderson were killed leading a counter-attack against the enemy who had penetrated the front lines, and although 25 prisoners were taken the Battalion lost 36 NCOs and men killed or wounded.

On the 11th itself the War Diary notes that Enemy appeared to massing in a wood South of the Battalion's position but their shells scattered them and they were easily repulsed by rifle fire, with heavy casualties to them. It is understood that the Battalion's rifle fire did much damage to the enemy attacking the Gordon Highlanders on the left flank.

The 14th was another day of heavy casualties. 30 NCOs and men were killed wounded or missing as the Battalion retired from the front line trenches under heavy shell fire to trenches 150 yards in the rear.

On the 21st November, as the Battle drew to a close, the War Diary records that since going into the trenches 35 men had been killed and 99 wounded. The number of missing was not known. The following day the Battalion withdrew to Locre and two days later on to Bailleul.

Gradually all British troops were replaced around Ypres by the French and November 22nd became the 'official' end of the First Battle of Ypres.

For this reason The 1914 Star, popularly but inaccurately known as the Mons Star was awarded to all who served with their unit in France and Belgium between August 5th 1914 and midnight of November 22/23rd, 1914.

To distinguish between the holders of the '1914 Star' and the later '1914-15 Star', which has the same ribbon, holders of the earlier award were permitted to wear a small silver rosette on their ribbon when the decoration itself is not worn.

The following 68 N.C.O.s and men of the 1st Battalion were killed in action or died of their wounds during November 1914:

George HUNT
Rank:	Private 7112
Age:	30
Date of Death:	6 November 1914 (Died of wounds)
Additional Information:	Born: at Marton, Warwickshire. Enlisted: at Warwick. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tomiss Hunt, of 22 Manor Rd., Lillington; husband of Edith Summers (formerly Hunt), of 10 Manor Rd., Lillington, Leamington.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES TOWN CEMETERY EXTENSION
Grave Number:	II. A. 13.

John KILGALLEN
Rank:	Private 10632
Age:	32
Date of Death:	6 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Davenham, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Northwich, Cheshire. Son of Andrew and Margaret Kilgallen, of Northwich, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John THOMPSON
Rank:	Lance Corporal 8814 ("C" Company)
Age:	25
Date of Death:	7 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Disley, Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Hyde, Cheshire. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, of 14 Pool Lane, Portwood, Stockport.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Stephen CRONAN
Rank:	Private 9743
Age:	20
Date of Death:	8 November 1914 (Died of wounds)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Joseph's, Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Grave Number:	I. A. 25A.

William CARR
Rank:	Private 10452
Age:	18
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Rockferry, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of Samuel & Mary Carr of Birkenhead.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John FOSTER
Rank:	Private 5840
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Brechin, Forfar, Scotland. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Thomas HARTLEY
Rank:	Private 10538
Age:	28
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St John's, Macclesfield, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Macclesfield, Cheshire. Husband of Eliza Hartley, of 4 Bank St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Thomas JONES
Rank:	Lance Corporal 10909
Age:	40
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Ashton-u-Lyne, Lancashire. Enlisted: at Hyde, Cheshire. Son of the late Thomas and Alice Jones, of 29 Crescent, Rd., Dukinfield; husband of Emma Jones, of 19 Crescent Rd., Dukinfield, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Alfred PARKER
Rank:	Private 10267 ("B" Company)
Age:	19
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Wrenbury, Nantwich, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Crewe, Cheshire. Son of Samuel and Rose Annie Parker, of 24, Brook St., Crewe, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Herbert TEDCASTLE
Rank:	Private 9995
Age:	20
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Liverpool. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Son of George and Margaret Tedcastle.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Joseph WARBURTON
Rank:	Private 6135
Age:	37
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Liverpool. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of Elizabeth Warburton, of 5 Ermine St., Everton, Liverpool, and the late Joseph Warburton.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John DOYLE
Rank:	Private 6027
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	10 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Bradford, Yorkshire. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Thomas VAUGHAN
Rank:	Private 7144 ("C" Company)
Age:	29
Date of Death:	10 November 1914 (Died in Doebritz prisoner of war camp) - Taken prisoner at Audregnies, 24 August 1914
Additional Information:	Born: at Tredegar, Monmouthshire. Enlisted: at Cardiff. Son of William and Elizabeth Ann Vaughan, of 59 High St., Tredegar, Mon.
Buried/Commemorated:	BERLIN SOUTH-WESTERN CEMETERY
Grave Number:	VIII. G. 4.

William Henry OGDEN
Rank:	Private 9480
Age:	20
Date of Death:	12 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Anne's, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of John William and Jane Ogden, of 29 Beaconsfield Rd., Lower Tranmere, Birkenhead.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Thomas PARSONS
Rank:	Private 7233
Age:	20
Date of Death:	12 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Gorton, Manchester. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Parsons, of Great Jackson St., West Gorton, Manchester; husband of Mrs. S. Bayle (formerly Parsons), of 15 Queen's St., Millom, Cumberland.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Benjamin ARNOLD A.R.
Rank:	Private 9480 ("C" Company)
Age:	36
Date of Death:	13 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Marrowbone, Lancashire. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire. Son of Thomas and Jane Arnold, of Princes St., Macclesfield; husband of Elizabeth Arnold, of 25 Allen St., Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Harold HOOD
Rank:	Private 8778 ("A" Company)
Age:	36
Date of Death:	13 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Christ Church, Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Herbert William HOWELLS
Rank:	Private 8753 ("C" Company)
Age:	23?
Date of Death:	13 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Angle, Pembrokeshire. Enlisted: at Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Herbert MANLEY
Rank:	Private 10059
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	13 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Crewe, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Crewe, Cheshire
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William Edward PERKINS
Rank:	Private 10302
Age:	30?
Date of Death:	9 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Ryecroft, Ashton-u-Lyne, Lancashire Enlisted: at Hyde, Cheshire. Possibly: Son of Frederick & Clara Perkins of Ashton-u-Lyne.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Fred BETTLEY
Rank:	Private 10022
Age:	19
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Crewe, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Crewe, Cheshire. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Bettley; husband of Myles Bettley, of 28 William St., Crewe. Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John BURKHILL
Rank:	Private 10038
Age:	21
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Elizabeth's, Reddish, Lancs. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire. Son of Peter and Jane Burkhill, of 30 Moston St., Reddish, Stockport.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Michael COMBOY
Rank:	Private 10038
Age:	18
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Farnworth, Lancs. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Son of Michael Comboy, of 28 Delamere St., Winsford, Cheshire. Native of Northwich.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Harry DAVIES
Rank:	Private 10304
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Strangeways, Manchester. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William FALLON
Rank:	Private 9479
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Sheffield. Enlisted: at Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Ernest FROST
Rank:	Private 6953 (Formerly: 6013 Northampton Regt.)
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born & Living: at Macclesfield, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Northampton.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Albert HARDY
Rank:	Private 9371
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Salford, Lancashire. Enlisted: at Hyde, Cheshire. Living: at Salford, Lancashire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William JONES
Rank:	Private 9799 ("C" Company)
Age:	22
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Werburgh's, Chester. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of William Jones, of 21 Hunter St., Bryom St., Liverpool.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Joseph McGARRY
Rank:	Lance Corporal 5722
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Joseph's, Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Joseph PEACH
Rank:	Private 10065
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Runcorn, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Wrexham, Denbighshire. Living: at Northwich, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John ROBERTS
Rank:	Private 5968
Age:	32
Date of Death:	14 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Tushingham, Malpas, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Living: at Wirswall, Whitchurch, Shropshire. Son of William and Agnes Roberts, of Malpas, Cheshire; husband of Harriet Donaldson (formerly Roberts), of 7 Derby Rd., Withington, Manchester.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John CHARLESWORTH (A.R.)
Rank:	Private 7548 ("C" Company)
Age:	28?
Date of Death:	15 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at The Hough, Wydenbury, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Probably: Son of James & Elizabeth Charlesworth of Hough, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William HOUGHTON
Rank:	Private 8948 ("A" Company)
Age:	20
Date of Death:	15 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Everton, Liverpool. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. McCullough, of 56 Guildford St., Egremont, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

George WRIGHT
Rank:	Private 9910
Age:	18
Date of Death:	15 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Droylesden, Manchester. Enlisted: at Hyde, Cheshire. Son of James and Esther Wright, of 6 St. Mary St., Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

George ALLMAN
Rank:	Lance Corporal 8568
Age:	26
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Handforth, Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire. Husband of Kathleen Allman, of 181 Leopold St., Belfast.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Joseph Johnson Talbot ARMSTRONG
Rank:	Private 9578
Age:	21
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Ulverston, Lancashire. Enlisted: at Hyde, Cheshire. Son of Ann Armstrong of Ulverston, Lancashire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Moses BOON
Rank:	Private 10120
Age:	20
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Mossley, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Son of Joseph & the late Frances Boon of Congleton, Cheshire
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Thomas CARTER
Rank:	Sergeant 9484
Age:	26
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St John's, Manchester. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire. Son of the late Thomas and Margaret Cartwright, of 811 Silver St., Hulme, Manchester.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Joseph CORRIGAN
Rank:	Private 6117
Age:	35
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Liverpool. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Corrigan; husband of Harriet Agnes Corrigan, of 81 Coleridge St., Kensington, Liverpool. Served in the South African Campaign.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William Stanley ROBERTS
Rank:	Corporal 9213
Age:	20?
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St John's, Chester. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Probably: Son of Frederick & Elizabeth Roberts of Chester. Husband of Elizabeth Annie (nee Ellis) m. 1 August 1914.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Leonard Victor SMITH
Rank:	Private 10399
Age:	17
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Anne's, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of Joseph and Clara Smith, of 32, Bentinck St., Birkenhead.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William THOMSON
Rank:	Private 10152
Age:	19?
Date of Death:	16 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Peter's, Altrincham, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Probably: Son of William & Margaret Thomson of Altrincham, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

James Edwin GASH
Rank:	Private 10511
Age:	20
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Nottingham. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Of High Street, Boston, Lincs. Probably: Son of Sarah Gash of Luton, Bedfordshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John William GAUKROGER
Rank:	Private 6461
Age:	31
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Littleborough, Rochdale, Lancs. Enlisted: at Manchester. Husband of Edith Fish (formerly Gaukroger), of 12 Back, Bradshaw St., Rochdale, Lancs.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William HAMMOND
Rank:	Drummer 9268 ("B" Company)
Age:	23
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Middlesborough, Yorkshire. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire. Son of William and Ida Hammond, of 14, Alexandra Rd., Gorton, Manchester. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES - Sir John French, 15 Jan. 1915.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

James HINES
Rank:	Private 6377
Age:	32?
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Christ Church, Liverpool. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Walter LALLY
Rank:	Private 10260
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John LEARY
Rank:	Private 8806 ("A" Company)
Age:	24
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Bermondsey, Surrey. Enlisted: at Stratford, Essex. Husband of Catherine Leary, of 13, Duffy St., Belfast.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Arthur MABEY (A.R.)
Rank:	Private 8444 ("B" Company)
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Camberwell, London. Enlisted: at London.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Patrick MURRAY
Rank:	Private 9672 ("A" Company)
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Mary's, Liverpool. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Living: at Manchester.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John POOLE
Rank:	Private 10985
Age:	44
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Marston, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Northwich, Cheshire. Son of the late John and Mary Poole; husband of the late Margaret Poole.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

James SPENCER
Rank:	Private 6637
Age:	32
Date of Death:	17 November 1914 (Killed in Action)
Additional Information:	Born: at Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Nantwich, Cheshire. Son of George Spencer; husband of Mary Spencer, of 16, May Avenue, Buckland, Lymington, Hants.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Herbert BARNES
Rank:	Private 9638
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	18 November 1914 (Died of wounds received 16 Nov.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Seacombe, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	POPERINGHE OLD MILITARY CEMETERY
Grave Number:	I. M. 22.

Richard Edward HOUGHTON
Rank:	Private 9119
Age:	21
Date of Death:	18 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Frankby, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of Mrs. S. P. Houghton, of 13, Tansly Terrace, Newton Frankby, Birkenhead.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

David WEBB, D.C.M.
Rank:	Private 6458
Age:	32
Date of Death:	18 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Knutsford, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Manchester. Husband of Lily Edge (formerly Webb), of 16, Yearsley St., Salford, Manchester.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

James WILLIAMS
Rank:	Private 8820 ("A" Company)
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	18 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Vincent's, Altrincham, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Bowden, Altrincham, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

James BIRCH
Rank:	Private 9181
Age:	19
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Everton, Liverpool. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Son of the late Thomas Birch and Emily Birch.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John HAWKINS
Rank:	Private 6861
Age:	35
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Liverpool. Enlisted: at Liverpool. Son of the late John Hawkins; husband of Ada Hawkins, of 21 Mill Cottages, Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Joseph OWEN
Rank:	Private 8264
Age:	28
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Matthew's, Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Son of Joseph and Charlotte Owen, of 85 Chapel St., Stockport.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William PATTIN
Rank:	Private 10079
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Mark's, Wolverhampton. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

William RAWLINSON
Rank:	Private 8716
Age:	22
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Seacombe, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Liverpool. Son of John & Rebecca Rawlinson of Liscard, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Thomas GILBERT (A.R.)
Rank:	Private 6833 ("A" Company)
Age:	34
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Birmingham. Enlisted: at Birmingham. Husband of the late Amy Gilbert..
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Alexander ROSS
Rank:	Private 9889
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Paul's, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Frederick WOODCOCK
Rank:	Private 11009
Age:	n/k
Date of Death:	19 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Tarvin, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Altrincham, Cheshire.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

John Robert HAUGHTON
Rank:	Private 9862
Age:	20?
Date of Death:	20 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Openshaw, Manchester. Enlisted: at Hyde, Cheshire. Probably: Son of Robert & Margaret A. Haughton of Gorton, Manchester.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Edward MARSHALL
Rank:	Private 9881
Age:	18
Date of Death:	20 November 1914 (Killed in Action.)
Additional Information:	Born: at Burnley, Lancashire. Enlisted: at Chester, Cheshire. Son of Edward and Ellen Marshall, of 82 Leyland Rd., Burnley.
Buried/Commemorated:	YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Grave Number:	Panel 19 - 22

Luke HOPWOOD
Rank:	Private 7628
Age:	26
Date of Death:	24 November 1914 (Died of wounds)
Additional Information:	Born: at St Mary's, Stockport, Cheshire. Enlisted: at Stockport, Cheshire. Living: at Oldham, Lancashire. Son of John Thomas and Mary Hopwood; husband of Eliza Swindells (formerly Hopwood), of 51, Borron St., Portwood, Stockport.
Buried/Commemorated:	POPERINGHE OLD MILITARY CEMETERY
Grave Number:	I. M. 35.